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A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
Like lips like lettuce (i.e. like has met its like).
(Lat., Similem habent labra lactucam.]
There is no body will go to hell for company.
There is no body will go to hell for company.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.